Hanger



' Nov.A 42 1926- M. BERNHARD HANGER Filed Feb. 12, 1926 fili Patented Nov. 2, 192@ fire-n STATES PATIENT triceivionis BERNHARD, or NEW YonK, N. Y.

HANGER.

appucatinfniedFebruary 1a, 1926. semaine, `873839.

This invention is an` improvement ine-hang.- ers forpictures, mirrors andthe like,= and more particularly in mechanism :tor rigidly connecting the several. parts `ot aahan'ger rosette, including the supporting hoolrand ornament. y

Hangers of the Vcharacter in question are used in connection With picture hanging, for supporting thefpictures from apicture rail, ora xedobject in the Wall, as forinstance a nail. The device forA engaging the rail or fined support is at the rear otzair-osette, which forms an` ornamental` facingfcovering and concealing the'hanging vmeans.

rEhe picture issupported usually:

romf a hanger, that is, treintal mechanism` Which engages the rail-'orthe irixedsupport, by means'oi a cord or the like, and the connection between the hanger and .the rosetteis usually very loose'. in nature sol that .the rosette does not always occupy, and-does not retain, a definite fixed positionwithy respect to the hanger. Y ,v

The hanger rosettes as usual-ly constructed are composed otfa -bodyior button .of orna- `mental character and suitably cevered,.ua border, and the hanger. The supporting cord for-the picture isy connectedwithl v:the

.hanger .and usually 1an ornamentaltassel is provided in connection With thevcord.

- @ne'of the primarywobjects of thisinventionis the provision/ot alhangerT ot the` cha-n acter sp'ecied,-wherein.the parts:` are rigidly connected, so that all. occupy a deiinitey `lined position with .respectfto eachother.y

Another Objectis the provision iota. backing for the rosette of hangers-ofthe character in question, of .aA nature such. :thatit may bequiclrly and `rigidlysecured `to the rosette bodyin `a manner to ho'ld theiborder in clamped relation. 1 ,t

Another bject is. the provision of a backing having` meansior rigidly connectingY a hoolror other supporting means for therosette to one face thereon; and Ll-iaving other means venabling the quickv connection of the backing'tolthe rosettebody.

Another object is .to providefa backing-of the character:abovev specified having; `-nueans to engage the borderftouprevent angular movement thereof with respect to theibutton or body, and ot asize' relativej'to the button or. body; to clamp, the finn'erA edge offthe vborderbetvve'en the buttonand the body,A A.

With .these and othenpbjects in-vievvfthe invention l consists in'. kthe constituction,f and Fig-alista section'on the line Ll-ai of Figure-.2. .t y

.Figo isfai'ront'viewhaving an alternative construction of .border engaging means. Fig. 61 is a. perspective View showing the backing connected with .an alternative construction ot hanger.

Y in theembodiment ofthe invention shown inliligures l-t inclusi-ve, the rosette includes the 4button or body 1o'f circular forinzand covered with suitable. ornamental material asa shown. The `borderY 2. isV ring` shaped', and ofa. netted..nature, yand `is .of .a size Vas rree gar'dsaits inner diameter-.less @than the over all diameter otr-the ebutton, the external diameter being; greater thann that of; the butf ton, so that when the border is pl'acedfagainst thefrear flatA tace ot'. the button, the outer .edge thereof- Willext'end beyond `the button,

indicated inFigure 1.

The baclring consists ot a plate `ordisk 3, of'a diameter slightly less than the diameter fot the button', .and is `ot, semi-rigid materia-l, such'tocrfiinstance assheet metal. The

dislt `has y openings 11,. preferably arranged upona diameter thereof, through Whichmay be passedsecuring means. `5 such for instance` `as tacks.` Ononeace the backing has lugs @6 Which-may be tormedjbycutting through .theniaterialoi'the backing in the manner shown, tand bending :upithe .portions yof the material betweenthe cuts,

vThese lugs, are. adapted to be bent over uponzthe` suspending-.means or .hanger prop sov er, hereafterdesignatcd as ai hoolnto vsecu-ie y the saine to the backing. ln the present instance Vthe `hook; includes. substantially v parallrel members. 7,., connected atone. end by a .hook sportion, and .provided the-other lend-.With alinedrings 9, with Which a picture cord 1U may be engaged as shown in Figures land 2. hook, the lugs 6 are bent about the meinbers in the manner shown in vlfiure 4l thusv rigidly clamping the hook to the backing.

The relative size or the button andback# will be clamped betiveen the backing and the button. The insertion of the securing means 5 will then rigidly connect backing, button, border and hook. y

In order tol prevent pulling out of an)7 part or the bort er with respect to the other parts, I provide spurs or lugs 11 at the edge or the backing. These spurs are pointed as shown, and bent in the opposite direction to the lugs 6. W hen the backing is placed on the border and button, thel spurs extend through the meshes ot the border into contact with the button.

' In lTigure 5 there is shown an alternative method of connecting the border. construction the backing 12 which is substantially the same as that shown in Figure 3, has the struck-up lugs 12 corresponding to the lugs 6 of Figure. el, for securing the hook, indicated generally at 18, thereto. The` backing also has the openings 14 for the securing means, such as tacks or screws. y

The Vbacking is provided With struck-up spursV 15 at its edge, said spurs being arranged in pairs as shown, in the present instance tour pairs being provided. The spurs entend through the meshes of the border 16 and are bent over the meshes or other parts ot the lborder as shown, the members or each pair being preferably bent toward each other. Thus the borderis held closely to the backing.

In Figure 6 another form or hook is shovvn, the said hook -being formed from a plate 17 or metal having each or its ends bent in opposite directions to form hook portions 18 and 19 respectively. The backing 20, similar to the backing 3 or Figure 3 has the lugs 21 corresponding to the lugs 6. The body or the hook is placed 'between the lugs, which are then bent over up on the body, thus lirmly securing backing and hook together. The backing may be of the character shown in Figure 3, `or ot the character shown in Figure 5. In thisformof hook, the hook portion 18 is adapted for connection With the cord 10. As shown iirFigui'e 1, an ornamental tassel 22 is usually arranged on the cord just beloiv'the hook, and it is obvious that this tassel may beor any usual or desired construction, and of any suitable material. Preferably it Will harmonize inmaterial, color and the like with the rosette.

The invention contemplates marketing the lllitli this construction or tassels.

In this f rFigure 3, in the backing and connected hook as shown in Figure a, in the backing, hook and rosette border as shown in Figure 5, in the backing border and button, that is the backing and rosette, and in the completed article shown in Figure 1. It is obvious that the backing in the form shown in Figure 3 is adapted for sale to manufacturers and assemblers of the reset-tes. It is equally Well adaptedror such sale in the forms shown in Figures 1 and 6. y Y

is a completed rosette the article Will be marketed for assembling With cords and llVjith the border attached to thc backing in thejform shown in Figure 5, the assembling of the parts is facilitated. Borders'of different character Will be Vii'urnished with backings having hangers attached, to be4 assembled with rosettes cords and tassels or any desired make; Y

I claim: v Y

1. As an article ot manufacture, means to connect a rosette including a border to a hook hanger, comprising a plate having on one face integral means to rigidly connect the plate to the hook hanger, and provided at the opposite face With lugs near the periphery thereof to extend through the meshes of the border to contact with the rosette body, the plate having means Whereby it 'may be secured to the body to clamp the border between the body and the plate.

2. As an article of manufacture, a common means to rigidlyl connect the body and the border oi' a rosette to each other and to a hanger, comprising a plate having means at one race to rigidlyv connect the hanger thereto, and of a size to clamp the edge or the border betWeenrthe other race of the plate and the body, and having"on the s aid race means to engage the border to prevent angular movement thereof, said plate having a plurality of openings to receive tacks or the like to connect the plate to the body.

3. As an article or manufacture, a conimon means to rigidly connect the body and the border of a rosette to each other and to a hanger, comprising a plate having means at one face to rigidly connect the hanger thereto, andnof a size to clamp the edge of the border between the other face or the plate and the body, and having on the said face means to engage the border to prevent an- 'Vgular movement thereof, said plate having a plurality of openings to receive tacks or the like to connect the plate to the body, the iirst namedmeans comprising bendable lugs extending from the plate lrace and adapted to be bent about the hanger to clamp the same to the plate. l

'4. As an article orV manufacture, a common means to Vrigidly connect the body and the border or a rosette to each other and to a'hanger, comprising a plate having means Vat one face to rigidly connect the hanger lli) thereto, and of a size to clamp the edge of the border between the other face of the plate and the body, and having on the said face means to engage the border to prevent angular movement thereof, said plate having a plurality of openings to receive tacks or the like to connect the plate to the body, the last named means comprising spurs extending laterally from the plate at the edge thereof.

5. As an article of manufacture, a rosette including a body and a radially extending border, and a plate of semi-rigid material secured to the body and clamping the bor- U der thereto, and having means extending through the meshes of the border, to prevent relative movement of border and plate, the plate having means to rigidly connect hanger thereto.

6. As an article of manufacture, a rosette including a body, a hook hanger, and a plate connecting the hanger and the body, and rigidly connected to bothhanger and body, and a border having its edge received between the plate and the body, and clamped in place between the plate and body, the plate having means to prevent angular movement of the border with respect to the rosette.

7. As an article of manufacture, a rosette including a body, a hook hanger, and a plate connecting the hanger and the body, and rigidly connected to both hanger and body,

and a border having its edge received between the plate and the body, and clamped in place between the plate and body, the plate havin@ means to prevent angular movement ofj the border with respect to the rosette, said means comprising spurs near the edge of the plate adapted to engage the meshes of the border.

8. A hanger for pictures and the like, including a rosette, a border for the rosette, and a hanger element, and a rigid means beA tween the hanger element and the rosette and clamping the border to the rosette, said means comprising a plate of substantially rigid material having means to rigidly conneet the hanger element thereto, and other means whereby it may be secured to the rosette.

9. A hanger for pictures and the like including a rosette, a hanger element having a hook to engage a molding or the like and means for engagement by a suspending cord, and a substantially rigid plate between the hanger element and4 the rosette provided with lugs for permanently connecting the hanger element thereto, and with means for connecting the plat-e to the rosette, the rosette of a size to conceal the plate and the hanger element.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 11th day of February A. D. 1926.

MORRIS BERNHARD. 

